The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1887-07-29
TuttIe yiyisectea.

A correspondent Of the New orr
Times writes July lS) from ). LOUIS
as follows:
When Mr.. J. NJ. Tuttle, OF Iowa,
came to 81. Louis and nsulted the Pres
idrnt of the United States he accom-
plished three things he placed The
Grand Army in humiliating position
he disgusted every fair IN .nded man in
the country, and he gained a national
no.oriety.
There are two pieces of most promls-
ing real estate in this city. valued al
sIOO 900. that General Tuttle, IL is said,
made "A gallant dash for in 1864, and of
which hs has not Yet come into posses
sion In that year General Tuttle was
made BrigadIer IL the United States
Army and placed il command of the
Nicks6urg post. A. the same time
Judge r. =. Hart, then of 81. Louis,
was United States Treasury agent and
customs officer at the same port, and
Captain ID. V. Johnson, of the United
States Navy, was in command of the
river fleet. These three gentlemen had
an encounter during the year, the result
of which was that Judge Hart was ar
rested and deprived or more than SlOO,
600, while General Tuttle was permitted
to resign.
The third party to the affiir, Captain
Johnson, is now highly respected citi-
zen OF St. Louis. He furnishes the
following account Of the facts leading
up to General Tuttle's resignation
David :. Servis. of Mississippi, a cot
ton planter, had 200 bales of cotton
which he wished to ship TO New Orleans
for sale because, as he said, he had to
have 800, 900 to meet marriage obli-
CATION he had with his wife. He came
to me about it, and | advised him to go
ahead and ship il, as he could then get
Sl.25 per pound for it. l also suggested
that he send TO Judge Winchester, who
would procure permit for him to get
his goods through the lines, and l then
would approve the permit TO make il
good.
When the mex. boat came along the
/ cotton was loaded On il and started for
| its destination. Mrs. Servis. wife o.
the owner, and her children concluded
/ TO 90 on the same boat To New Orleans
/ TO do some shopping, expecting TO get
money out OF the cotton sale. When
/ the boat got 20 NatcheZ the cotton was
seized, hauled up on the hill, and put
! into cotton sheds. heard nothing of the
/ seizure until some days later when Mrs.
( Seryis, who had returned, came to see
me about il. She told me that il had
been seized. and as she would haye no
money Shen she got to New Orleans
she had been obliged 70 come back.
/ As soon as | heard Mrs Servis' story
. | knew that something was wrong. so |
started sOI Natchez myself. taking the
lady and her children on the boat with
me as far as tEsir home, an island plan
tation. The furthur along l got the
more puzzled l WAS 20 know who would
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ture. / was fearful that / had made
some mistake. and that the authorities
knew more about 1t than l did and had
stopped the goods. was afraid had
been derelict in my duty, and l, who
was already burdened with great deal
: OF responsibility, was uneasy and nerv-
Gus about the matter.
/ AS soon as i landed / went to Judge
Hart and asked why he had taken that
cotton. He said he had nothing to do
! with il, but that Tuttle had takeD it.
. | went TO Tuttle, and he denied having
had anything to do with the seizure.
and accused Hart Of having done it.
then made up my mind that there was
something crooked about the affair and
| determined 10 know just what it was.
After leaving Tu:tie gentleman stop
ped NE on the street aud Eaid there was
a man or the outskirts of the ciry who
wanted TO see me Immediately. So
went to the point designated. and there
was SaTYis He had in some way got
through the lines, and l learned that h.
had paid toll TO get in, too, as the rule:
were very severe at the time, and ht
would not have got through without
putting his hand behind him.
OF course SerVis was in great stew
as almost any man would have been a
the prospect of losing 800, 600 worth o.
cotton, and | felt that | was some what
TO blame for advising him to ship
Feeling as / did abOu. it. | wen TO Tut
tie and told him he would have to givC
up that cotton or / would know the rea
son why. He ther produced lot o.
written charges against Servis which
had occasion TO know were false, and
believed they were dIummed up for thC
occasion, AS | know that a great deal o.
that kind of business was going on a
that place at that time. / can tell yOT
/ was mad, and told General Tuttle il
not very choice language what l though
of the scheme. He then released tn,
cotton, and il was allowed to g,
through. 1t was sold. and brough
Mrs. Servis something more than S100,
600, all of which she invested In rea
eslaIe III o. LOUIS, SOO,OOO going u
purchase the mercantile house now &C
cupied by G. d. Chase &Co., at No. 91.
North Main street, and the balance sh
put into suburban property. She stll
owns both places.
The department OF both TuJtle ant
. Hart was so infamous that l reported
the matter to General Macarthur, Tut
ties superior officer, who began an In
vestigation. The investigation went s.
J far that Hart was arrested, and money
amounting to over 500, 600, which ha
accumulated in sixty days, we're restor
ed 10 the owners, and Tuttle's res
iguation was accepted. That was th
J end of Tuttle's war career. He disap
peared, and l had never heard of hin
until this Grand Army of the Republi
controversy was started.